Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 202 Hold Tight

“Ethan,” I said as I walked into his tent.

He was sitting on his makeshift desk, looking at the reports and making marks on a map. It had been a few days since we’d talked about anything substantial,

*Rosalie? Is everything okay?” he asked, hopping up with a worried look on his face.

.

“I’m okay, but I have some news and I figured you should know.”

He put aside what he was doing, paused for a moment, and asked tentatively, “You’ve got news from Soren?”

It was as if he could read my mind. I sighed, “Yes and no, that’s why I wanted to talk to you. My scouts caught up with him, and we confirmed that it was Damian causing chaos in Kal’s ranks.”

He smiled and commented, “That’s good news. His plan worked. Brilliant!”

I was a bit surprised. It wasn’t often to hear Ethan admit someone else had come up with a brilliant plan. It was nice to hear him pay Soren a compliment.

I nodded, “However, we lost contact with Soren afterward.”

His smile faded and was replaced with a frown.

“The scout couldn’t get in touch with him and I’m really worried…”

Deep down, I knew that there wasn’t anything Ethan could do about it either, but I just thought I’d feel better sharing it with him.

Ethan guided me to sit down on his cot and crouched down with one knee kneeled in front of me, his voice was deep and soothing. “I’m worried about him too, but let’s have faith in him. I used to underestimate Soren, but he had proven me wrong. I believe he’s got everything planned out and he is capable of protecting himself.”

I nodded, but I was still unsettled.

Ethan tentatively reached out to hold my hand. Seeing that I didn’t pull it away, he patted it gently and added, “Besides, no news is good news.”

I looked into his eyes, and I could tell he said all that not because he was heartless, but because he truly believed in Soren.

There was tenderness in his once-icy eyes, and I found myself lost in that pair of intense blue orbs.

Ethan had changed.

So had many of us.

start to speed up under his gaze, I looked away. To cover my nervousness, I said, “You’re right. I’m sure Soren is going to

agreed, “Exactly! Let’s focus on something we can control. Soren created an excellent opportunity for us, so let’s not disappoint him. Now that Kal has retreated, there

action plan. “Ethan, as for strategy and implementation, what we’ve done has been working well. Do

rallying the troops.” Ethan shook his head, a serious expression on his

he was good at paying compliments and he had just denied my progress. I stared at him for a moment, not sure

troops.” A crooked grin pulled up

floor, feeling the blood rush to my face, I wanted to smack him in the arm

muttered. He was laughing at

laugh. It was so

continued, “Do you

a nod “I think it’s a fabulous plan. I

feels the same way.” I agreed

me that so many citizens had been forced to take part in the fighting. It wasn’t fair to them. We needed to

Majesty,” he said, staring at me in a way that made my skin heat

please stop teasing me,” I requested, my

lighthearted laugh,

defeat King Kal and our other enemies and drive them from the land. I took what Damian was doing as the

into place. Ethan chose the teams and explained his strategy to them while I stood beside him and got our troops rallied up so that they knew exactly how important all of it was. By the time I finished with my rousing speeches, the warriors were ready

the back, cheering them on, but I watched as our warriors burst through Kal’s lines and attacked. He had no idea we were there since we used the scent hiding tricks Soren had

them didn’t even have a chance to

when they were sleeping or early

recover from the surprise, Ethan gave the signal for our warriors to fall back. They disappeared into the trees, sometimes in prefabricated hiding spots, if King Kal

we suffered, and if someone was injured, I

limited troops be able to sustain such a long journey to Mirage, even though we seemed to

General Vandough walked in, his tone

frowned, thinking we might be

group of

My heart sank

Ethan asked, “Kal’s reinforcements?”

then broke into a smile. “No, not at all! Actually, quite the opposite. Those are the nearby packs that volunteered to be our allies! After we sent word that we are the White Queen’s army, their Alphas sent messengers saying they’re willing to

a pleasantly surprised look with

that as long as the packs along the way allowed us to pass without a fight, we would be able to conserve our energy to focus on

would make our final goal so

gratitude to them and arrange a meeting with those Alphas! We’ll figure out the most effective way to integrate their warriors into our troops!” The night ended with everyone leaving my tent in great spirits. Only Ethan stayed behind. I finally felt like there was hope in our immediate future that this war would be over soon, and that our baby could finally live the peaceful life he, and all children, deserved. “Want some more good news?” Ethan asked, after everyone was out of sight. “Of course! Good news is always welcome.” I smiled. “I think my strength is starting to stabilize.” I

with our boy in her arms and I

she said, looking at me with apologetic eyes. “I’m afraid he’s not feeling too well. Perhaps

mama,” Rowan said,

back down to feed him. He was a little warm. I mixed some of my